185 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5BB

185 Chester Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B73 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 109.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £285,000 — fresh data. At 74 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 26 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).